December 19, 2025 Ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project.
December 12, 2025 Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month.
December 4, 2025 Rio Tinto targets $10B assets selloff as Trott resets the miner Rio Tinto’s new CEO pushes a sweeping overhaul aimed at tightening costs, simplifying business structures and boosting long-term growth.
November 26, 2025 Rio Tinto to sell US boron assets Rio's boron assets could fetch as much as $2 billion, according to Bloomberg.
August 27, 2025 Rio Tinto overhaul cuts to three units, axes execs, reviews mines Rio Tinto’s new boss Simon Trott is merging divisions, reviewing mineral assets and signalling more tough choices ahead.
August 22, 2025 Vulcan Elements enters US rare earth magnet manufacturing race Company's vision is to provide domestic supply with pricing viable in the US market and beyond.
August 8, 2025 Critical mineral boron the best supporting actor of US magnet supply chain – 5E CEO 5E Advanced Materials, the only publicly traded pure play on boron, has released a PFS on its Fort Cady project in California.
June 20, 2025 Searles Valley to replace last two coal-fired power plants in California with solar tech The project, the company said, will provide superior unit economics to existing coal-based operations.
June 2, 2025 ioneer quadruples Rhyolite Ridge reserves, costs double Reserves increase and extended mine life come with a higher price tag: capital expenditure more than doubled to $1.67 billion.
February 26, 2025 Sibanye walks away from Rhyolite Ridge lithium project on weak prices The decision follows a review of new studies showing the project didn't meet Sibanye's investment criteria.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
